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I have questions though. Iran and Israel have harsh rules for stuff being shared about the ongoing war. China ... has a huge population and harsh rules, too. What's the source for the list?
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Democracy should be brought to UK
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12,000???? Jesus christ i thought it was like 500 or something. What a bunch of authoritarian scumbags.
Coming soon to a jurisdiction near you....
I mean they are already doing shady shit to suppress and intimidate dissenting voices in the US as well, although so far it hasn't been as egregious as the UK.
It's not like the Bill of Rights will save us, the state has repeatedly demonstrated that it doesn't give a fuck about that document.
Source?
What is happening in the UK is unbelievable. It’s too much even for the high standards of stupidity that Europe is managing.
Insightful… Old Blighty leading the way in the worst possible way
China numbers unreliable.
Thesis 1) not reported correctly, of course it's more
But...
Thesis 2) who dares to post any critical content in super surveillance state China? People know better.
Makes you think.
I would also like to know the source... Not saying that these stats are not accurate, but I have no idea where they are from.
I saw this too defo some good old fashioned media manipulation tbh due to reporting.
It’s safe to say the world is going crazy not just the UK:
Germany
∙ A journalist published a satirical meme of Germany’s interior minister holding a fake sign reading “I hate freedom of speech.” She reported him to the police, and he was prosecuted and given a seven-month suspended prison sentence. 
∙ In February 2026, Germany carried out coordinated nationwide raids over online hate speech posts, with law enforcement acting on approximately 140 investigations across all 16 federal states. 
∙ One man posted suggesting refugee children should play in electrical wires — fined 3,750 euros. 
USA (more recent)
∙ Under the Trump administration, several foreign nationals were detained for one to two months after their visas were revoked over nonviolent online expression, including students posting about Gaza. 
France
∙ The arrest of Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov on arrival in France — though that was framed around criminal law (child abuse material, organised crime) rather than speech directly.
Canada
∙ A man was ordered to pay $10,000 after a Human Rights Tribunal ruled his Facebook posts, speeches, and emails about LGBTQ+ people constituted hate speech. 
And back to the UK’s more absurd cases:
∙ A couple were arrested by six officers for criticising their daughter’s school headmaster selection process in a parents’ WhatsApp group. 
∙ An autistic 16-year-old girl was arrested for saying a police officer looked like her “lesbian nana” — her grandmother is actually lesbian.

The pattern across Western democracies is similar: the laws are broad, enforcement is inconsistent, and the cases that attract outrage tend to be the ones where the punishment seems wildly disproportionate to any actual harm caused.


Just a guess but China seems low. Are these self reported?
This must be old.
Thousands of American citizens have been arrested for online comments criticising Israel.
And here in Australia hundreds of people have been arrested.
Per capita it's worst here.
All the Israeli and American pedophiles
"China number too low"
Meanwhile in reality, the number for USA is over 10k arrested for criticising Israel online
It's actually worse in USA and Australia than it is in UK
Like this article is a year old so the picture lopp shared is completely out of date /fabricated.
Israelis are getting up to 5 years in prison just for speaking about Iran or sharing videos, hundreds have been arrested.
Americans are being arrested for criticising Israel online, thousands have been arrested


the Guardian
Pro-Israel group says it has ‘deportation list’ and has sent ‘thousands’ of names to Trump officials
Betar US is among far-right groups supporting Trump effort to deport students involved in pro-Palestinian protests
TIL China has more freedom than UK
Pseudonimity was invented for a reason.
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I can't complain! 😂 😅
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Russia has way way way more
I feel like this is about to go viral any second now


what's the source?
All time or last year?
A rare win for the UK
People are leaving Brazil, thats why the number is low.
UK and EU are nuts. Arresting and taxing their way to prosperity is certainly one option...
I don't think the Iran statistics is accurate.